diff --git a/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp b/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp
index f2fba4a..ec973ac 100644
--- a/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ namespace rexy::cx{
 		constexpr size_t capacity(void)const noexcept{
 			return max_size;
 		}
+		constexpr char* c_str(void)noexcept{
+			return m_data;
+		}
+		constexpr const char* c_str(void)const noexcept{
+			return m_data;
+		}
 		constexpr char* get(void)noexcept{
 			return m_data;
 		}
diff --git a/include/rexy/string_base.hpp b/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
index 515fd00..bb2a9a4 100644
--- a/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ namespace rexy{
 		constexpr size_t length(void)const noexcept{return m_length;}
 		constexpr size_t capacity(void)const noexcept{return m_cap;}
 		//direct access to managed pointer
+		constexpr char* c_str(void)noexcept{return m_data;}
+		constexpr const char* c_str(void)const noexcept{return m_data;}
 		constexpr char* get(void)noexcept{return m_data;}
 		constexpr const char* get(void)const noexcept{return m_data;}
 		constexpr operator char*(void)noexcept{return m_data;}